Boys' name · since 1912
Aram
3,310 babies named Aram in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,310
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aram is the #1772 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,310 recorded since 1912.
Aram has 3,310 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1772 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,369 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,772 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,310 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aram ranks #2,369 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,772 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,310 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,369 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,310
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aram's 3,310 recorded births place it above 94.79% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Aram compares
3,310 Top 17% higher than 83% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aram's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aram | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,310 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aram's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Aram's full recorded timeline at 1972, 80% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 20% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 105 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Aram popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Aram popularity over time - girls
55 total births recorded since 2002 (Aram as girls' name)
Aram by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (656 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Aram's strongest decade.
656 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Aram births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 82
1910s
82 births
- 1920s 169
1920s
169 births
- 1930s 88
1930s
88 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 91
1950s
91 births
- 1960s 158
1960s
158 births
- 1970s 258
1970s
258 births
- 1980s
1980s
326 births
- 1990s
1990s
400 births
- 2000s
2000s
522 births
- 2010s
2010s
656 births
- 2020s
2020s
520 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 656 births (20% of all-time use).
How Aram compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Aram's total volume
Aram by state
Where Aram concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,035 | 31.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 175 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 95 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 57 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 20 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 18 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Rhode Island | | 18 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.2% |
1,035 of 3,310 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Aram appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Aram's data
- Aram's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (656 total births) through the 2020s (520) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Arams (1,035 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Aram
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aram: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aram draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.